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TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!

TIS-100 is a programming, puzzle and indie game developed and published by Zachtronics.
Released on July 20th 2015 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 3,854 reviews of which 3,728 were positive and 126 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 6.89€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 100 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 10.9, or later
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 100 MB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 10.10+, SteamOS
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 100 MB available space

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Dec. 2024
"I'm something of a programmer myself" -me after making the most spaghetti ass incomprehensibly slow program known to mankind
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Dec. 2024
I get paid money by writing performant high level code for real-world hardware. Now I can pay someone else money to write barely funtional assembly for made up hardware. 10/10 (Okay for real, if you're the kind of person who disappears into YouTube rabbit holes of retro game code, this game is literally made for you)
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Sept. 2024
This isn't just a game teaching you assembly programming. It's a puzzle. While the puzzles start out deceptively simple (no doubt for those not yet versed in assembly programming), they soon grow more complex and amusing, and the tesselation of the TIS-100 becomes relevant. Each node contains extremely limited memory and a limited number of instructions. With hard limits on how much control flow you can stuff into each node, you'll eventually have to learn how to take advantage of the TIS-100's "tesselated" processing by dividing the work among nodes, especially if you want to try to write fast, elegant programs. Whether you're a programmer or not, this is a playground for your brain. You might get all the way through and spend hours optimizing your programs for achievements and giggles, or you might get stuck after a few puzzles and walk away having learned at least the basics of what assembly programming looks like. The difficulty curve seems well-designed and should be fun for a variety of skill levels.
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Aug. 2024
It's a game where the gameplay is programming. If you like programming, you might like TIS-100. If you don't like programming, you probably won't like TIS-100.
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May 2024
Simulate both the suicide ideation and absolute euphoria you get from Programming 👍
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TIS-100
9.3
3,728
126
Online players
18
Developer
Zachtronics
Publisher
Zachtronics
Release 20 Jul 2015
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